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# Billy Strings Takes "Break a Leg" Too Literally in Virginia.
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/billy-strings-takes-break-a-leg-too-literally-in-virginia/
- Published: 2026-04-20T20:07:21.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-20T20:07:21.000Z
- Description: While waiting out his own encore backstage, Billy Strings broke his leg skateboarding backstage and has postponed some live dates.
- Author: News
- Tags: Health & Safety, Billy Strings, accident, injury, News, The Live Stage

Bluegrass virtuoso and wunderkind [**Billy Strings**](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/4027048-billy-strings?utm%5Fsource=hypebot&came%5Ffrom=900) is hitting pause — not on the jams, but on the tour bus.

After [reportedly](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/billy-strings-breaks-leg-skateboard-postpones-concerts-1235550523/?ref=hypebot.com) breaking his leg on Saturday in a backstage skateboarding accident mid-show in Charlottesville, Virginia, Strings has postponed the remainder of his current dates, sidelining one of live music’s most relentless performers. Keep up to speed with [Billy Strings on Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/4027048-billy-strings?utm%5Fsource=hypebot&came%5Ffrom=900).

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***+Read more:*** [*"5 Times Musicians Played Through Epic On-Stage Injuries"*](https://www.hypebot.com/5-times-musicians-played-through-epic-on-stage-injuries/)

**Dave Grohl** has already offered to lend Billy his infamous ["throne"](https://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/music/2015/08/28/foo-fighters-and-the-giant-guitar-throne/71314882/?ref=hypebot.com) for when he goes back on the road in July. Grohl broke his leg during a Foo Fighters concert in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2015, and had the throne made so he could look bad ass while playing guitar with his leg brace. 

I guess it’s a reminder that even the most road-hardened artists aren’t immune to offstage chaos — especially when that downtime includes a skateboard. For an artist known for marathon sets and near-constant touring, the interruption is significant — not just creatively, but financially and logistically.

For independent artists, it’s a weirdly practical lesson: touring isn’t just about what happens under the lights. The risks and realities of life on the road can extend far beyond the stage, and a single unexpected moment can ripple across an entire run.

Be careful out there, folks! 

And Billy, heal up. Maybe don't take "break a leg" so literally next time you walk out on stage...

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## [**Billy Strings 2026 Tour Dates**](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/4027048-billy-strings?utm%5Fsource=hypebot&came%5Ffrom=900)

***\*POSTPONED DATES\****  
APR 22 -> **AUG 04** — Charleston, WV @ Charleston Coliseum  
APR 24 -> **AUG 06** — Fishers, IN @ Fishers Event Center  
APR 25 -> **AUG 07** — Fishers, IN @ Fishers Event Center  
APR 26 -> **AUG 08** — Fishers, IN @ Fishers Event Center

JUL 14 — Roanoke, VA @ Berglund Center  
JUL 17 — Portsmouth, VA @ Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion  
JUL 18 — Portsmouth, VA @ Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion  
JUL 21 — Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena  
JUL 22 — Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena  
JUL 24 — Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance Arena  
JUL 25 — Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance Arena  
JUL 28 — Hartford, CT @ PeoplesBank Arena   
JUL 31 — Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts  
AUG 01 — Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts  
SEP 18 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena  
SEP 19 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena  
SEP 20 — Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre  
SEP 25 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum Theatre  
SEP 26 — Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum  
SEP 28 — San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena  
OCT 02 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena  
OCT 03 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena  
OCT 06 — Eugene, OR @ Matthew Knight Arena  
OCT 09 — Everett, WA @ Angel Of The Winds Arena  
OCT 10 — Everett, WA @ Angel Of The Winds Arena  
OCT 23 — Huntsville, AL @ Orion Amphitheater  
OCT 24 — Huntsville, AL @ Orion Amphitheater  
OCT 30 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena  
OCT 31 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena  
DEC 04 — New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre  
DEC 09 — Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land